Increasing evidence indicates that brain inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of
neuropsychiatric diseases. Mast cells (MCs) are located perivascularly close to neurons and …

Acupuncture has been used to treat multiple medical conditions, but whether the diverse
effects of acupuncture are intrinsically linked and how they might be connected have yet to …

Migraine is a common, little understood, and debilitating disease. It is much more prominent
in women than in men (~ 2/3 are women) but the reasons for female preponderance are not …

Background Notch signaling regulates proliferation, differentiation, and function of dendritic
cells, T cells, and mast cells, as well as many other immune cells, which act as important …

Background Bioelectric medicine seeks to modulate neural activity via targeted electrical
stimulation to treat disease. Recent clinical evidence supports trigeminal nerve stimulation …

Exosomes are cell-derived vesicles that take part in intercellular signaling. Research has
shown that acupuncture is closely related to affecting the functions of the mast cells in the …

Vast scientific effort in recent years have been focused on the search for effective and safe
treatments for cognitive decline. In this regard, non-invasive neuromodulation has gained …

Red hot pepper, in the science of botany is a plant belonging to the Solanaceae family and
known as Capsicum annuum. Capsaicin is the active ingredient in cayenne pepper. Mast …

Summary Aim Substance P (SP) causes vasodilation and blood pressure (BP) reduction.
However, the involvement of tachykinin receptors (NKR s) within baroreflex afferent pathway …

The aim of the present study is to determine the quantity, distribution and age differences of
the mast cells in rat tongue (in lamina propria and muscle layer). The experiments were …